Wang Liqin seas full house (Shanghai 2005)

Wang Liqin has achieved a very special feat today, completing his full collection of titles on offer at the World Championships with his capture of the mixed doubles crown.

Partnering Guo Yue in an epic final, Wang was made to work hard for the final piece of the puzzle with opponents Liu Guozheng and Bai Yang pushing the contest right down to the wire. In the end Wang and Guo held enough to cross the finish line in front (11-4, 6-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6). Wang Liqin and Guo Yue are mixed doubles champions of the world!

Olympic champions fall (Shanghai 2005)

Drama here in Shanghai with significant semi-final exits for two high-profile men’s doubles pairs.

Gold medallists at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Wang Liqin and Yan Sen tasted defeat at the hands of fellow Chinese compatriots Kong Linghui and Wang Hao (13-11, 11-8, 2-11, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10), while reigning Olympic champions from Athens 2004 Chen Qi and Ma Lin couldn’t handle Germany’s Timo Boll and Christian Süss (13-11, 3-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-7).